Diseño de sistema de riego tecnificado para la finca Achupallas en el cantón Saraguro provincia de Loja

Abstract

The current technical study was developed in the province of Loja, Saraguro Canton on the privately owned Achupallas farm. The purpose was to carry out a topographic survey of the entire farm and analyze the meteorological and hydrological characteristics of the sector, in order to propose an irrigation system that covers from the water catchment to the sprinkler distribution networks, which allows to keep the fodder or pasture moist in optimal conditions for livestock consumption. The designs were made in two phases; a first phase where the design was carried out from the collection of water in the three different sources to the two storage tanks and after that sprinkler irrigation system, which will cover an area of 62,662.41 m2, a design with square distribution with between 14 and 20 sprinklers distributed in three irrigation sectors is presented, with a spacing between sprinklers and laterals of 35 m x 35 m, the sprinklers will operate in 2 irrigation sections with a duration of 2 hours per section and a watering frequency of 3 days; The designs of the systems presented were carried out in order to guarantee a flow of water for irrigation during the summer months and to capture and make better use of water during the winter months.